MTFD - Station No. 8

Home of Tower Ladder 180, Engines 181 & 182, Rescue 183 and Utility 184.

A Tribute to Space Shuttle Columbia and her Crew.

President Addresses Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia. A short time later, debris was seen falling from the skies above Texas. The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors.

Our thoughts and prayers for the crew of space shuttle mission STS-107 lost aboard Columbia during re-entry on February 1st, 2003. To their families and friends our condolences. Let us not forget the sacrifice they made for humanity.